JULY 18, 2024 - Established in 1972 with an initial collection of only 20 artifacts, the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum officially opened to the public on July 18, 1974. Since then, the museum’s role in preserving the history and heritage of Basic Training grew along with its current collection of over 4,500 objects. The mission of the museum is to educate through … [Read more...]

JULY 17, 2024 - July 20, 2024, marks the 55-year anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, humanity’s first steps on a surface beyond the Earth. Humanity’s mobility on the moon was made possible in part by testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), which had occurred virtually since the inception of the American space program in the late 1950s. In 1966, the mobility … [Read more...]

JULY 17, 2024 – The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command G-2 developed and maintains the Exercise Support Application, an online tool that provides a repository of collective training exercises to aid in the planning and development of unit training. The Army has a need for an exercise database that allows planners to utilize already existing content. At a recent Combat … [Read more...]

JULY 16, 2024 — Army recruiting brigades and battalions will soon get new technical experts as the first group of warrant officers graduated today from the final phase of the talent acquisition technician training course. The class of 25 officers completed two weeks of fundamental data analytics training at the Adjutant General School on Fort Jackson, South Carolina followed … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2024 - This summer, USMEPCOM released its applicant guest policy, which allows most applicants two guests to the Oath of Enlistment. Family access to MEPS was restricted when the COVID-19 pandemic forced shutdowns globally. As the world opened back up, USMEPCOM developed a policy to bring in guests inside while ensuring smooth operations. As of July 2, 2024, the … [Read more...]